Flammulina velutipes

Velvet shank
Flammulina velutipes on a tree
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Physalacriaceae
Genus: Flammulina
Species:
F. velutipes
Binomial name
Flammulina velutipes
(Curtis) Singer (1951)
Synonyms
  • Agaricus velutipes Curtis (1782)
Flammulina velutipes
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is choice

Flammulina velutipes, the velvet foot, velvet stem, velvet shank or wild enoki, is a species of gilled mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae. The species occurs in Europe and North America.